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diff --git a/Documentation/git-clean.txt b/Documentation/git-clean.txt index 7dcc1ba58c..a81cb6c280 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-clean.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-clean.txt @@ -8,26 +8,33 @@ git-clean - Remove untracked files from the working tree SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git clean' [-d] [-f] [-n] [-q] [-x | -X] [--] <paths>... +'git clean' [-d] [-f] [-n] [-q] [-x | -X] [--] <path>... DESCRIPTION ----------- -Removes files unknown to git. This allows to clean the working tree -from files that are not under version control. If the '-x' option is -specified, ignored files are also removed, allowing to remove all -build products. -When optional `<paths>...` arguments are given, the paths -affected are further limited to those that match them. +Cleans the working tree by recursively removing files that are not +under version control, starting from the current directory. + +Normally, only files unknown to git are removed, but if the '-x' +option is specified, ignored files are also removed. This can, for +example, be useful to remove all build products. + +If any optional `<path>...` arguments are given, only those paths +are affected. OPTIONS ------- -d:: Remove untracked directories in addition to untracked files. + If an untracked directory is managed by a different git + repository, it is not removed by default. Use -f option twice + if you really want to remove such a directory. -f:: - If the git configuration specifies clean.requireForce as true, - 'git-clean' will refuse to run unless given -f or -n. +--force:: + If the git configuration variable clean.requireForce is not set + to false, 'git clean' will refuse to run unless given -f or -n. -n:: --dry-run:: @@ -41,7 +48,7 @@ OPTIONS -x:: Don't use the ignore rules. This allows removing all untracked files, including build products. This can be used (possibly in - conjunction with 'git-reset') to create a pristine + conjunction with 'git reset') to create a pristine working directory to test a clean build. -X:: |